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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
talks about
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
gains in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
MOOC classes are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
elearning technology organizations
are having to attend to
now that elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
widespread there is a
desire
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
initiatives.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource issues.
This interesting new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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