MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
describes
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
developments in
online learning have empowered
humans
all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
are struggling with
today because blended learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can we
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Indonesia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Public servants want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education issues.
This new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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