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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
changes in
elearning technology are enabling
people
all over the world
to take online courses.
These online MOOCs are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
e-learning institutions
are struggling with
now that learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Jordan to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
need
to better perceive
these
exciting new open educational
undertakings.
Public servants want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This definitive new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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