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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advancements in
blended learning are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes online.
These massive online courses are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
e-learning technology institutions
are struggling with
today because online education technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can students
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
available there is a
developing
demand
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
want
to understand
these
intriguing new open education
undertakings.
Students want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
demand for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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