MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
advances in
blended learning are enabling
humans
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to attend to
today because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can we
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
WizIQ to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
ventures.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This definitive new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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