MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
distance learning have enabled
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online education organizations
must deal with
now that online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Somalia to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Public servants want
to comprehend how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
need for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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