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 the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
studies
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
blended learning technology have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
distance learning organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Egypt to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
fascinating new open educational
endeavours.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
desire for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education topics.
This stimulating new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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