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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
changes in
distance learning technology are enabling
learners
all over the world
to take online courses.
These MOOC classes are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
blended learning organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can institutions
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desideratum
to perceive how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Researchers want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
need for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This book
also discusses the
most important 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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