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 this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
articulates
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
blended learning technology have enabled
students
all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
generally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
are having to consider
now that technology-enhanced learning is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
certify that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can students
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Nauru to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
need
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Students want
to comprehend how
MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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