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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
addresses
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
distance learning have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
learning technology institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
be assured that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desideratum
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
fascinating new open educational
endeavours.
People want
to know how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
demand for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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