MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
analyzes
topics
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
elearning have made it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
These massive online courses are
normally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning organizations
are having to deal with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can organizations
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Excelsior College to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
need
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Corporations want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This thrilling new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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