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 this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
describes
subjects
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
e-learning enable
learners
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
learning technology institutions
have to deal with
today because blended learning technology is
developing so quickly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can organizations
certify that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
necessity
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Educators want
to perceive how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
demand for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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