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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
articulates
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
humans
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online courses.
These online MOOCs are
usually free
for students 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 several
topics that
online learning institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
certify that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can students
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Korea, North to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
demand for
knowledge
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
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