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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
deals with
topics
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
online education technology enable
people
all over the world
to participate in courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massive online courses are
commonly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning organizations
are having to attend to
now that learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
San Marino to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
demand
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
undertakings.
Academics want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
need for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This definitive new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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