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 the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
investigates
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
developments in
blended learning are enabling
learners
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes online.
These online MOOCs are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
e-learning institutions
are having to deal with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can stakeholders
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desideratum
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
these
new open education
initiatives.
Scholars want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
need for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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