MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
investigates
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
changes in
e-learning have provided the means for
students
all around the world
to take online classes.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
distance learning organizations
are having to attend to
now that blended learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can learners
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Mexico to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
available there is a
growing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Scholars want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
need for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This gripping new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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