MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advances in
blended learning technology are empowering
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in classes online.
These MOOCs are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
elearning technology organizations
are having to consider
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Boston University to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
desideratum
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Scientists want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
need for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This stimulating new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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