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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
developments in
online learning technology are providing the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses online.
These massively open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
blended learning institutions
are having to attend to
today because online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can learners
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Guam to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desire
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
intriguing new open education
ventures.
Scientists want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This scholarly new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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