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 the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
changes in
distance learning technology have enabled
people
all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massively open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
blended learning organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can learners
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
necessity
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
ventures.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
increasing
demand for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education topics.
This stimulating new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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