MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
explores
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
evolvements in
blended learning have made it possible for
learners
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
elearning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can we
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Korea, North to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
desire for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This definitive new book
also deals with the
key 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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