MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
elearning are empowering
humans
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These massive open courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online learning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can we
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Wallis and Futuna to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
demand
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Professors want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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