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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
explores
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
online education are providing the means for
learners
all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOC courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are having to consider
now that blended learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can institutions
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Costa Rica to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Universities want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
desire for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This thrilling new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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