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 is a
book
which
talks about
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
blended learning technology have empowered
learners
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online courses.
MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning institutions
are struggling with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can we
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can we
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Public servants want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
need for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education issues.
This gripping new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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