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 this informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
topics
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
learning technology have made it possible for
learners
all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can participants
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Benin to conduct these MOOC courses?
How can we
handle
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
demand
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Teachers want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
demand for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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