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 is a
book
that
investigates
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
changes in
e-learning technology make it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
e-learning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can institutions
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Canada to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
desire for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This definitive new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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