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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
investigates
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online education institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can institutions
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Russia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
these
important new open education
ventures.
Trainers want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
demand for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This sensational new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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