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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
studies
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
online education make it possible for
people
all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These MOOCs are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
make sure that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can students
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Switzerland to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desideratum
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
demand for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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