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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
developments in
online education technology have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are
generally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
blended learning organizations
are having to struggle with
now that learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Uzbekistan to conduct these MOOCs?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
want
to better comprehend
these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Scholars want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
demand for
details
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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