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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
evolvements in
e-learning are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to participate in courses online.
MOOC courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online learning technology organizations
have to consider
now that learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Greenland to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desideratum
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
these
new open educational
initiatives.
Teachers want
to grasp how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
need for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This book
also studies the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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