MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
electronic education technology are making it possible for
people
all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online learning organizations
must deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
assure that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can participants
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
United Kingdom to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
need
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
demand for
facts
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This exciting new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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