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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
explores
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
evolvements in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
MOOC courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can educators
assure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can organizations
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Aruba to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
necessity
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
fascinating new open educational
undertakings.
Everybody wants
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
details
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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