MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
distance learning have empowered
people
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
These online MOOC courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning institutions
are dealing with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can we
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Egypt to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
need
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
desideratum for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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