MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
investigates
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advancements in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
MOOCs are
normally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online education institutions
are having to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
University of Colorado System to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
need
to better understand
these
fascinating new open education
endeavours.
Professors want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This authoritative new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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