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 this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
gains in
blended learning are providing the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can students
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desideratum
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
important new open education
endeavours.
Public servants want
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
need for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This inspiring new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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