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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
describes
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
elearning technology have empowered
students
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes online.
MOOC classes are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
today because blended learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
important new open education
ventures.
Scholars want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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