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 this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
gains in
electronic educational technology are enabling
people
all around the world
to participate in classes online.
These MOOC courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
blended learning organizations
are having to struggle with
today because online education technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
desideratum
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Researchers want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
desire for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education issues.
This gripping new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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