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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
studies
issues
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advancements in
e-learning technology enable
students
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
These MOOCs are
free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning technology institutions
have to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
significant new open education
experiments.
Educators want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
need for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This stimulating new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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