MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
explores
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
evolvements in
digital education technology have provided the means for
students
all over the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
blended learning organizations
are having to struggle with
today because distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Tumblr to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
need
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open education
endeavours.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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