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 is a
edited collection
that
studies
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
developments in
learning technology have made it possible for
learners
all around the world
to take classes online.
These massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
elearning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can learners
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Oman to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to be aware of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Academics want
to perceive how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
need for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This amazing new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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