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 the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
addresses
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
evolvements in
distance learning technology enable
students
in nations all around the world
to take online classes.
These MOOC classes are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
blended learning organizations
are considering
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can we
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
want
to better understand
these
intriguing new open education
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
need for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This definitive new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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