MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
explores
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
blended learning have empowered
people
all over the world
to take online courses.
These massively open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to consider
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can we
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Midway Islands to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As electronic educational technology becomes more
procurable there is a
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Trainers want
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
demand for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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