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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
changes in
electronic education technology are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
blended learning institutions
have to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
guarantee that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
these
open educational
initiatives.
Academics want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
demand for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues.
This new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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