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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
explores
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
electronic educational technology make it possible for
people
all around the world
to take part in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
blended learning organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Kyrgyzstan to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
necessity
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Instructors want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
desideratum for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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