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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advancements in
blended learning are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
These massive open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning technology institutions
must deal with
now that elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can stakeholders
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Duke University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desideratum
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Scholars want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This definitive new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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