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 this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
describes
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
students
all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
blended learning institutions
are considering
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can we
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Albania to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Everyone wants
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This dramatic new book
also considers the
key 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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