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 the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
online learning are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
distance learning organizations
are struggling with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can students
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Thailand to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
need
to be aware of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
developing
desideratum for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This authoritative new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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