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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
articulates
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advances in
learning technology are enabling
learners
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online learning organizations
have to struggle with
now that learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can we
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Nauru to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
handle
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desire
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Intellectuals want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
demand for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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