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 the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
articulates
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
distance learning technology make it possible for
humans
all over the world
to take classes online.
MOOC classes are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning organizations
are considering
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Syria to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
need
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Students want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
need for
details
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This amazing new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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