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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
blended learning technology are enabling
people
all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
e-learning institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because online education technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Greece to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
available there is a
developing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
ventures.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
need for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This sensational new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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