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 the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
subjects
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
e-learning technology are empowering
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in online courses.
These massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
assure that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can learners
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desire
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Scholars want
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This stimulating new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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