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 the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
describes
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
electronic educational technology have provided the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in online courses.
These massive online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
blended learning organizations
have to struggle with
today because learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can we
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Bowling Green State University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desire
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to understand
these
open educational
endeavours.
People want
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
desire for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This intriguing new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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