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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
distance learning have made it possible for
humans
all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
These online MOOCs are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
learning technology institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can we
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Isle of Man to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
get a handle on
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
ventures.
Scientists want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
demand for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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