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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
articulates
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
advancements in
electronic education technology are empowering
students
all around the world
to participate in online courses.
These massive online courses are
free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can we
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
need for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This stimulating new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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