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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
developments in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to take part in online classes.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These MOOCs are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
assure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Romania to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Corporations want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This interesting new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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