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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
online learning technology are empowering
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
These MOOC courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to attend to
today because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
available there is a
growing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
these
significant new open education
ventures.
Instructors want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
desire for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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