MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
changes in
electronic education technology enable
learners
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
now that blended learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can organizations
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Nicaragua to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
get a handle on
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
desire
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Corporations want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
need for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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