MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
e-learning technology have provided the means for
learners
all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These MOOC classes are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
distance learning organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Tuvalu to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
undertakings.
Instructors want
to perceive how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
details
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This intriguing new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
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