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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
distance learning technology have empowered
people
all over the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to consider
today because blended learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can we
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Slovenia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better understand
these
intriguing new open education
initiatives.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
details
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This exciting new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
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