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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
distance learning are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
customarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can institutions
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
want
to understand
these
compelling new open educational
ventures.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
growing
desire for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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