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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
evolvements in
e-learning have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
today because blended learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
need
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Scholars want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
desire for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education issues.
This new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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