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 the exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
online education technology are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOCs are
commonly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
e-learning institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can learners
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Puerto Rico to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
demand
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open educational
initiatives.
Teachers want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
demand for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This thrilling new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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