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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
investigates
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
blended learning are making it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
normally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Duke University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
desire
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Scholars want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
desire for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This dramatic new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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