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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
electronic educational technology have empowered
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massively open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
e-learning institutions
are having to deal with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
assure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can we
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
need
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
open education
endeavours.
Public servants want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
desire for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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