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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
advancements in
learning technology are providing the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
These online MOOCs are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are many
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Canada to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
Scholars want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This interesting new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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