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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
elearning technology have empowered
students
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
blended learning institutions
are considering
now that online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can organizations
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Peninsula College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
open education
experiments.
Scholars want
to know how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This amazing new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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