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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
studies
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
New
gains in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
humans
all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to consider
more than ever because online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Eliademy to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Public servants want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
developing
need for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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