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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
studies
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
developments in
blended learning technology are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
generally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a variety of
topics that
elearning organizations
are having to deal with
now that elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can organizations
make sure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can we
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Pitcairn Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
desire
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
new open education
experiments.
Educators want
to comprehend how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
desire for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This sensational new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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