MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
articulates
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
evolvements in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes online.
These MOOCs are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning technology organizations
have to struggle with
today because distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can learners
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
iversity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
fascinating new open educational
initiatives.
Trainers want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
desire for
details
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This stimulating new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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