MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
investigates
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
online learning have made it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes online.
These online MOOCs are
customarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
learning technology organizations
must deal with
now that blended learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
assure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can organizations
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
FutureLearn to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Scientists want
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This scholarly new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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