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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
reviews
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advancements in
blended learning technology make it possible for
people
all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
blended learning organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can we
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can stakeholders
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desire
to perceive how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
open educational
ventures.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
desire for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This amazing new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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