MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
describes
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses online.
These MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
elearning institutions
have to consider
now that learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can participants
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Bouvet Island to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Universities want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
demand for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This gripping new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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