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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
articulates
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
blended learning technology enable
people
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
These massive open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online learning organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
demand
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
intriguing new open education
ventures.
People want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
desire for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This amazing new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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