MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
studies
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
online learning technology are empowering
people
all over the world
to be participants in online classes.
These MOOCs are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
e-learning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
good?
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Princeton University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
desire
to better perceive
these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Teachers want
to perceive how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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