MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
online education technology have made it possible for
learners
all around the world
to take online courses.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These massive online courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
need
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
desire for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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