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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
humans
in nations all around the world
to take online classes.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These MOOC classes are
free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
elearning organizations
are having to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can learners
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
need
to perceive how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
want
to better perceive
these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Instructors want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
need for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
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