MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
blended learning technology are enabling
students
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
elearning institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can institutions
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Educators want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
need for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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