MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
studies
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
online learning technology have empowered
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning organizations
are dealing with
today because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
need
to perceive how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
important new open education
experiments.
Lecturers want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This exciting new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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