MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
researches
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
MOOCs are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Malta to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open education
experiments.
Universities want
to comprehend how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
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