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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advances in
online learning have enabled
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in online courses.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can participants
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
necessity
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Everyone wants
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
desire for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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