MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
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 is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
changes in
online learning are empowering
learners
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
blended learning organizations
are dealing with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
assure that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can learners
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
open education
endeavours.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This thrilling new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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