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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
evolvements in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to take courses online.
These MOOC courses are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that blended learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
demand
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to comprehend how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
need for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This stimulating new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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