MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
blended learning have made it possible for
students
all over the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can students
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
demand
to be aware of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
undertakings.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This sensational new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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