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
reviews
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
learners
all over the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
commonly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
e-learning institutions
must deal with
today because distance learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
make sure that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to be aware of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
desire
to understand
these
important new open education
endeavours.
Academics want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This scholarly new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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