MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
blended learning technology are empowering
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
commonly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
learning technology organizations
are dealing with
now that distance learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can organizations
assure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Clipperton Island to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desire
to comprehend how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Lecturers want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This authoritative new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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