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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
deals with
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
blended learning technology are enabling
learners
all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
Massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
today because blended learning technology is
developing so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can participants
be assured that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can institutions
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desire
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open education
undertakings.
Corporations want
to know how
MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational issues.
This interesting new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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