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 this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
researches
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
e-learning technology enable
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
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.
MOOCs are
normally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
blended learning institutions
are having to deal with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can learners
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Brazil to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
desire
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
open educational
ventures.
Academics want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
need for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education topics.
This exciting new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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