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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
researches
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
distance learning technology enable
people
all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These online MOOC courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are numerous
issues that
e-learning organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can participants
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online education becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
endeavours.
Students want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
desire for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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