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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
investigates
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
improvements in
online learning technology have empowered
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes online.
These massive online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning organizations
are having to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can stakeholders
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
University of Florida to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
demand
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
these
open education
experiments.
Scholars want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
demand for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This stimulating new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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