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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
investigates
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in online classes.
MOOCs are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can organizations
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
need
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
new open education
endeavours.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This exciting new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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