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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
deals with
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
electronic education technology are making it possible for
students
all over the world
to take classes online.
These massive open courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
e-learning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can we
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
demand
to be aware of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
ventures.
Lecturers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
demand for
details
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education issues.
This definitive new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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