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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advances in
online learning technology are providing the means for
humans
all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online education institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Scholars want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
need for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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