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 this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
deals with
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
gains in
blended learning technology have enabled
people
all over the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are many
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Case Western Reserve University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
undertakings.
Corporations want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
desideratum for
details
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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