MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
blended learning technology have enabled
learners
all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
These massive online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online learning technology organizations
are having to consider
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
open education
undertakings.
Instructors want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
desire for
details
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education issues.
This exciting new book
also studies 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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