MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
elearning technology organizations
are dealing with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can we
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
One Month to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
endeavours.
Scientists want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
need for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This gripping new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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