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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
students
all over the world
to participate in online courses.
These MOOC courses are
commonly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
e-learning organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
certify that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can we
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Saint Pierre and Miquelon to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
open educational
endeavours.
Intellectuals want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This dramatic new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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