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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
researches
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
blended learning technology are empowering
learners
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
These online MOOCs are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
blended learning institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can we
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desire
to perceive how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Scholars want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This gripping new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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