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 this definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
topics
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massive online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education organizations
are having to attend to
now that distance learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Brazil to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
demand
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Researchers want
to perceive how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This stimulating new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
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