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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
electronic educational technology enable
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in online classes.
These massively open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning technology organizations
have to deal with
more than ever because learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Chile to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to grasp how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
experiments.
People want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This interesting new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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