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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
deals with
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
evolvements in
blended learning have provided the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online classes.
These online MOOC courses are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
elearning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Kazakhstan to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
need
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Corporations want
to grasp how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
need for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This inspiring new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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