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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
blended learning are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
commonly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can organizations
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
prolific there is a
need
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
ventures.
Corporations want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
need for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This sensational new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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