MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
investigates
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
online education have provided the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning organizations
are struggling with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can participants
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
iversity to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
experiments.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This exciting new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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