MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
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 Around the World is a
book
which
examines
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
distance learning technology have empowered
people
all over the world
to participate in classes online.
These MOOCs are
commonly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online education organizations
are struggling with
now that blended learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Yemen to conduct these MOOC courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
demand
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Corporations want
to know how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To handle this
growing
desire for
details
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This inspiring new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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