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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
online education technology are providing the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are having to attend to
now that online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desire
to be aware of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
desire for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education topics.
This exciting new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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