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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
blended learning technology enable
people
all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
These massively open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning organizations
are having to deal with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so swiftly.
How can educators
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
desire
to be aware of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
ventures.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To handle this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education issues.
This exciting new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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