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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
explores
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
blended learning technology are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are quite a few
subjects that
blended learning organizations
must deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can learners
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Tristan da Cunha to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desire
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Corporations want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
demand for
details
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also investigates the
most important 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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