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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
changes in
technology-enhanced learning are empowering
people
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
MOOC courses are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are struggling with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
assure that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can students
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
get a handle on
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
need for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education subjects.
This exciting new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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