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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
evolvements in
elearning have empowered
humans
in every nation on earth
to take classes via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
distance learning institutions
have to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can we
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
manage
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desire
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
growing
desideratum for
details
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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