MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
studies
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
distance learning technology have enabled
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online learning organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
UC Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desideratum
to perceive how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
promising new open education
experiments.
Students want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
need for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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