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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
advances in
elearning have empowered
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in online classes.
These massive online courses are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
blended learning institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can organizations
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desire
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Universities want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
need for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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