MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
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 Around the World is a
book
that
examines
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
evolvements in
blended learning technology enable
students
all around the world
to take online classes.
MOOCs are
normally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can students
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
abundant there is a
desire
to grasp how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
intriguing new open educational
ventures.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
demand for
details
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This authoritative new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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