MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
deals with
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advancements in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
These massive open courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are several
issues that
blended learning institutions
are having to deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can organizations
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Jarvis Island to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
handle
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
need
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
undertakings.
Scholars want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
desire for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This stimulating new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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