MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
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
that
analyzes
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
e-learning technology are providing the means for
students
all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
e-learning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can participants
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
ventures.
Educators want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
demand for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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