MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
New
advances in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes online.
These MOOC courses are
normally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
e-learning institutions
must deal with
now that learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can participants
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better understand
these
important new open educational
experiments.
Everybody wants
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
desire for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource issues.
This gripping new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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