MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
learning technology are making it possible for
humans
all over the world
to take courses online.
These massively open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning organizations
are having to deal with
today because blended learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Indonesia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
demand
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better grasp
these
new open education
experiments.
Academics want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
demand for
details
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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