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 the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
reviews
topics
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
distance learning technology are enabling
learners
all over the world
to participate in online courses.
Massive open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
e-learning organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because blended learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can participants
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
demand
to perceive how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
undertakings.
Instructors want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational issues.
This exciting new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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