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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
researches
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
distance learning technology make it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in online classes.
These massive online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Canada to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desire
to be aware of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
need
to understand
these
intriguing new open educational
endeavours.
Students want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
demand for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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