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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advancements in
electronic educational technology make it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These MOOC courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
e-learning organizations
have to struggle with
now that blended learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
ensure that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can participants
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Jarvis Island to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desideratum
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Everybody wants
to know how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
demand for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This amazing new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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