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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
studies
topics
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
blended learning technology have empowered
people
all over the world
to take classes online.
These massive online courses are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can organizations
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Wake Island to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open educational
initiatives.
Everyone wants
to know how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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