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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advancements in
e-learning technology are enabling
learners
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
These massive open courses are
normally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
blended learning organizations
are having to attend to
now that distance learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
necessity
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
compelling new open education
ventures.
People want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
need for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This stimulating new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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