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 this exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
certify that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
demand
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Corporations want
to comprehend how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To handle this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This dramatic new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
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