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.
Find out more about the exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
blended learning have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
These massive open courses are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning institutions
are having to consider
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Kiribati to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
would like
to understand
these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Everyone wants
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
need for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
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