MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
investigates
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
blended learning technology make it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
MOOC courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
blended learning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
make sure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can we
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
demand
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
ventures.
Scientists want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
demand for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This exciting new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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