MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
deals with
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
MOOC courses are
normally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are several
topics that
online education organizations
have to deal with
today because learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
demand
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Researchers want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To handle this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This exciting new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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