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 this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
analyzes
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
elearning have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in online classes.
MOOC courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
blended learning organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desideratum
to be aware of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Students want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
need for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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