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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
studies
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
blended learning technology have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
These MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
certify that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can learners
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Corporations want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
desire for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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