MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
addresses
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
blended learning are enabling
people
all over the world
to take online courses.
These MOOC classes are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are struggling with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can participants
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Professors want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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