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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
investigates
topics
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
evolvements in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
MOOC courses are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
elearning organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
South Ossetia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
need
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
demand for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This interesting new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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