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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
developments in
blended learning have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online education organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can institutions
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
need
to perceive how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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