MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
describes
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
distance learning are providing the means for
students
all around the world
to take courses online.
These MOOCs are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
distance learning organizations
have to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Laos to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
need
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
ventures.
Corporations want
to comprehend how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This thrilling new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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