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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
investigates
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
electronic educational technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses online.
These online MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
blended learning organizations
have to deal with
now that distance learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
certify that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can learners
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
important new open education
endeavours.
People want
to perceive how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
need for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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