MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
e-learning technology make it possible for
learners
all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are
free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
blended learning institutions
are dealing with
today because learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can we
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
ventures.
Researchers want
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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