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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
analyzes
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
evolvements in
online learning have made it possible for
students
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
blended learning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can students
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Germany to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desire
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Students want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
demand for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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