MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
articulates
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
elearning technology are empowering
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
distance learning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can we
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Wake Island to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
need
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
these
open education
ventures.
Educators want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
details
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education issues.
This new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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