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 the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
e-learning technology have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
distance learning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can students
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Virginia to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
interesting new open education
undertakings.
Corporations want
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
desideratum for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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