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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
evolvements in
e-learning technology are empowering
humans
all around the world
to take part in classes online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These MOOC classes are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning institutions
are dealing with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can students
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Yale University to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
get a handle on
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
intriguing new open education
undertakings.
People want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
need for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education issues.
This book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
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