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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
improvements in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massive online courses are
customarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
distance learning organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
desire for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This definitive new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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