MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
blended learning technology are enabling
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes online.
These online MOOC courses are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
distance learning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Micronesia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
demand
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
these
important new open educational
experiments.
Corporations want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
desire for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This exciting new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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