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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
blended learning have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to consider
today because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
California Institute of the Arts to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Trainers want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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