MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
evolvements in
distance learning make it possible for
learners
in nations all around the world
to take courses online.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
now that blended learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can organizations
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Cuba to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desire
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Corporations want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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