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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
elearning have made it possible for
learners
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning technology organizations
have to consider
now that elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can institutions
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Wesleyan University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Trainers want
to comprehend how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
demand for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This thrilling new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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