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 the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
advances in
elearning have made it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in classes online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These online MOOCs are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
blended learning institutions
are considering
today because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can organizations
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Instructors want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
desire for
information
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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