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 this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
technology-enhanced learning enable
people
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
normally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
blended learning institutions
are having to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can we
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
demand
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
important new open education
undertakings.
Researchers want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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