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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
analyzes
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
blended learning are empowering
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
typically free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
blended learning organizations
are having to deal with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so fast.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
demand for
details
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This scholarly new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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