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 the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
distance learning technology have empowered
students
all over the world
to take classes online.
These online MOOCs are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can institutions
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Somalia to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desire
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
want
to better comprehend
these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Researchers want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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