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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
gains in
blended learning technology make it possible for
humans
all over the world
to take classes via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These MOOC courses are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
be assured that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can students
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
open educational
endeavours.
Scholars want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
demand for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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