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 this informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
deals with
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
learning technology enable
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
blended learning institutions
are having to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Mongolia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
need
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This thrilling new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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