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 Around the World is a
book
that
considers
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
blended learning technology are enabling
people
all around the world
to participate in online courses.
These online MOOCs are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can educators
assure that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can organizations
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
demand
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Scholars want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
desire for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This gripping new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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