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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
investigates
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
blended learning technology make it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can learners
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Australia to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
intriguing new open education
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
expanding
demand for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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