MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
e-learning technology are enabling
learners
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
Massive open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
assure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can we
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
French Polynesia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
desideratum
to be aware of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
open education
experiments.
Scholars want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
desire for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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