MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
learning technology have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to attend to
now that blended learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can we
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
British Sovereign Base Areas to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desideratum
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This sensational new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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