MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
online education technology have enabled
learners
all around the world
to take part in online classes.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massive open online courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning institutions
have to struggle with
now that blended learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
ensure that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can organizations
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Case Western Reserve University to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can educators
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Universities want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
desire for
details
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This thrilling new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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