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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
advancements in
elearning technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
distance learning organizations
have to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
necessity
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
endeavours.
Instructors want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This definitive new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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