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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
addresses
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to take part in courses online.
These online MOOCs are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online education organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Emory University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
open education
initiatives.
Everyone wants
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education subjects.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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