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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
investigates
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
distance learning have enabled
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massively open online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
blended learning organizations
are having to deal with
today because distance learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can organizations
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Seattle Central Community College to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to perceive how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
desire for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This sensational new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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