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.
Learn more about the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
researches
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
technology-enhanced learning have enabled
people
all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online learning technology organizations
are struggling with
now that elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Duke University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
get a handle on
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desideratum
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
initiatives.
Educators want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
desire for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This amazing new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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