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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
distance learning technology have enabled
humans
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massively open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online education organizations
must deal with
today because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can we
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
endeavours.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
demand for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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