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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
developments in
distance learning technology have empowered
learners
all over the world
to take classes online.
These massive online courses are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
blended learning organizations
have to consider
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Scottsdale Community College to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
ventures.
Educators want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
expanding
demand for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This inspiring new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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