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 this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
explores
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
These massively open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning technology organizations
have to struggle with
now that distance learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Saint Lucia to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
necessity
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
want
to better understand
these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
Universities want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
need for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This definitive new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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