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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
changes in
blended learning technology have enabled
learners
all around the world
to take courses online.
These MOOC courses are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a lot of
issues that
learning technology organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
necessity
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
ventures.
Teachers want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education issues.
This interesting new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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