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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
explores
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
evolvements in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
These massively open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a lot of
topics that
e-learning organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
ensure that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
CaltechX to conduct these MOOC courses?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
important new open education
endeavours.
Teachers want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
desire for
facts
the intriguing 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 book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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