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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
evolvements in
blended learning technology enable
people
all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
blended learning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
manage
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
exciting new open education
experiments.
People want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This sensational new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
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