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 this definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
investigates
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
developments in
elearning are empowering
students
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
These massively open online courses are
free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning institutions
are struggling with
today because blended learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can participants
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Eritrea to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
necessity
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
want
to understand
these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Public servants want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
demand for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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