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 the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advances in
blended learning technology have empowered
people
in every nation on earth
to take courses online.
These massive online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are having to attend to
now that distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
necessity
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Lecturers want
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
demand for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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