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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advancements in
electronic education technology have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning institutions
are considering
today because blended learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can institutions
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
demand
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
important new open education
initiatives.
Scholars want
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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