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 this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
reviews
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
evolvements in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
learners
all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
blended learning institutions
are having to deal with
today because online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can we
guarantee that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can we
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Aland to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
need
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
undertakings.
Public servants want
to perceive how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
desire for
data
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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