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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
blended learning technology enable
humans
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses online.
These online MOOCs are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online learning organizations
have to struggle with
today because blended learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can organizations
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education issues.
This sensational new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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