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
book
which
researches
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
developments in
e-learning technology are enabling
students
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses online.
These online MOOCs are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
blended learning organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can students
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Vanderbilt University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
get a handle on
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
need
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
open education
initiatives.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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