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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
blended learning technology have enabled
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
blended learning organizations
have to deal with
today because online education technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can we
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
available there is a
desire
to be aware of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
new open educational
ventures.
Public servants want
to comprehend how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
need for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This interesting new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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