MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
changes in
distance learning technology enable
students
in nations all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
Massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
e-learning organizations
are having to attend to
now that distance learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Researchers want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
desideratum for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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