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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
blended learning technology enable
humans
all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massive online courses are
free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online education organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
good?
How can learners
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Kentucky to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
initiatives.
Public servants want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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