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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
articulates
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
distance learning are empowering
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes online.
These MOOCs are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
learning technology organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Laos to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
want
to better grasp
these
new open educational
undertakings.
Professors want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
demand for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This definitive new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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