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
which
examines
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
distance learning have enabled
learners
all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
blended learning organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
assure that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can students
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Saint Martin to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
demand for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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