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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
gains in
e-learning technology have provided the means for
humans
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online education organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
openHPI to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
need
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
new open educational
ventures.
Teachers want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
demand for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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