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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
describes
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advances in
blended learning technology have empowered
humans
all over the world
to take online courses.
MOOC classes are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Researchers want
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
demand for
information
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This gripping new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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