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 this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
investigates
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
elearning are providing the means for
learners
all over the world
to take part in online classes.
These massively open online courses are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
distance learning institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can we
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
would like
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
endeavours.
Educators want
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
need for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This dramatic new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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