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.
Learn more about this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
evolvements in
online learning technology have enabled
humans
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massive open online courses are
free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online education institutions
are having to deal with
today because blended learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
certify that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
San Diego State University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
necessity
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
ventures.
Instructors want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
need for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This interesting new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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