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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
studies
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
gains in
learning technology have enabled
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
These massive open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
e-learning organizations
have to struggle with
now that learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Germany to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
undertakings.
Trainers want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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