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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
explores
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
blended learning make it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massively open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are dealing with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can learners
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Netherlands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
need
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
want
to better understand
these
important new open educational
ventures.
Researchers want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This definitive new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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