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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
describes
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
distance learning technology make it possible for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in online courses.
MOOCs are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
blended learning organizations
are struggling with
today because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can students
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desire
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
new open educational
ventures.
Public servants want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This gripping new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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