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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
studies
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
advances in
e-learning technology make it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
MOOCs are
free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
are dealing with
now that blended learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
be assured that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can learners
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Peru to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desideratum
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
new open educational
initiatives.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
demand for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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