MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
blended learning make it possible for
students
all around the world
to take courses online.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online education organizations
are struggling with
today because learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can stakeholders
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Armenia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desideratum
to be aware of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
need for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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