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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
explores
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
elearning technology are providing the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
These massively open online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
blended learning institutions
have to consider
now that distance learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Luxembourg to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
facts
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This definitive new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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