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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
blended learning have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
These massive open online courses are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
assure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can students
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Estonia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
want
to better perceive
these
fascinating new open education
ventures.
Public servants want
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
desire for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This amazing new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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