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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
technology-enhanced learning have enabled
students
all around the world
to take courses online.
Massive open online courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
blended learning organizations
are having to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these MOOCs?
How can organizations
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
need
to grasp how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
new open education
ventures.
Public servants want
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This stimulating new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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