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 the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
describes
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
elearning technology have made it possible for
students
all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs.
How can organizations
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can institutions
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
necessity
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
ventures.
Intellectuals want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
need for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
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