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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
addresses
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
learning technology have provided the means for
students
all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
e-learning organizations
have to consider
today because learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can organizations
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Coral Sea Islands to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Academics want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education topics.
This intriguing new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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