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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
blended learning technology make it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
These massive online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online learning institutions
are dealing with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
certify that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Trainers want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
demand for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This exciting new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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