MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
explores
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advancements in
distance learning are empowering
learners
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online learning institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
certify that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Macau to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
need
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Educators want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
desire for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This gripping new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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