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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
advancements in
electronic educational technology have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massive open courses are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
now that blended learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can students
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Cornell University to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
manage
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This inspiring new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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