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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
gains in
online education technology have empowered
learners
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massive open courses are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a variety of
topics that
blended learning institutions
have to consider
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desire
to perceive how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open education
ventures.
Corporations want
to comprehend how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This definitive new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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