MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
certify that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can we
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Canada to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
get a handle on
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
experiments.
Public servants want
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
details
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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