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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
articulates
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
distance learning are empowering
people
all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
These MOOC classes are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online learning technology institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Academics want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
need for
details
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This inspiring new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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