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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
reviews
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advances in
electronic education technology make it possible for
students
all over the world
to take part in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are quite a few
subjects that
learning technology organizations
are dealing with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can we
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Vietnam to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Teachers want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
need for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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