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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
blended learning technology are enabling
people
in nations all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are several
issues that
elearning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
certify that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can students
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Twitter to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
necessity
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Students want
to comprehend how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
need for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This sensational new book
also examines the
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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