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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
describes
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
advances in
online learning technology are empowering
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
These MOOCs are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online learning institutions
are having to consider
now that blended learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
be assured that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can we
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Haiti to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Universities want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
demand for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education topics.
This intriguing new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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