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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
reviews
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
advances in
online education technology have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
blended learning organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can learners
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Indonesia to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
need
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
endeavours.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
desideratum for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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