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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
reviews
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
elearning technology have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to take online classes.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
blended learning institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Israel to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
need
to better comprehend
these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Students want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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