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 the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
blended learning technology make it possible for
students
all over the world
to be participants in classes online.
These MOOC courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
France to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
desire
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Lecturers want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
desideratum for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education issues.
This authoritative new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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