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.
Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
describes
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
distance learning technology have enabled
students
in nations all aver the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning technology organizations
must deal with
today because blended learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can learners
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Myanmar (Burma) to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
fascinating new open education
endeavours.
Corporations want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
growing
desideratum for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This definitive new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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