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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
reviews
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
advancements in
online learning have made it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As blended learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Researchers want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
demand for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also describes 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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