MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
investigates
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
elearning technology are providing the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
These massively open online courses are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
blended learning institutions
are having to struggle with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can learners
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to be aware of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
desire
to better grasp
these
new open educational
endeavours.
Universities want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
details
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This definitive new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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