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
deals with
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
elearning have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
Massively open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
elearning organizations
are struggling with
now that blended learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Cyprus to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Corporations want
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
demand for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This authoritative new book
also addresses the
most important 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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