MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
blended learning technology are enabling
humans
all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
blended learning organizations
have to consider
now that online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
certify that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Canada to conduct these MOOC classes?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
How can stakeholders
handle
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
desideratum
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Students want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational subjects.
This scholarly new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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