MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
studies
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
advances in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
people
all over the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are many
topics that
elearning technology organizations
are having to deal with
now that learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can organizations
assure that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can we
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
open educational
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
demand for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational issues.
This dramatic new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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