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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
advances in
online education technology are enabling
humans
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
blended learning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can teachers
certify that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can learners
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Yale University to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
demand
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Educators want
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To handle this
expanding
need for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This gripping new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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