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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
reviews
issues
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
changes in
online education technology enable
humans
in nations all around the world
to take classes online.
These massively open online courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online education organizations
are considering
today because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
important new open education
ventures.
Academics want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
need for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This gripping new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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