MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
investigates
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
electronic education technology enable
students
in every nation on earth
to take classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
distance learning organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can we
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
abundant there is a
desideratum
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Academics want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
details
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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