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 the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
online learning enable
people
in every nation on earth
to take classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning organizations
are dealing with
now that online education technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Marshall Islands to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Researchers want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
need for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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