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 the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
topics
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
blended learning technology make it possible for
humans
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These massive open courses are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
e-learning organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can organizations
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Spain to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
experiments.
Teachers want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
demand for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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