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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
blended learning technology are empowering
students
all around the world
to take online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These MOOCs are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
blended learning institutions
must deal with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can learners
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
British Virgin Islands to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
endeavours.
Intellectuals want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
growing
demand for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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