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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
investigates
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
learning technology have empowered
people
in every nation on earth
to take courses online.
These MOOC courses are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
blended learning institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can teachers
certify that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can we
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Academics want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This book
also researches the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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