MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
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 Around the World is a
edited collection
that
investigates
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
evolvements in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning institutions
are having to consider
more than ever because blended learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can participants
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Madagascar to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to understand
these
open education
experiments.
Public servants want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
desire for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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