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 this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
analyzes
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
distance learning have enabled
students
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
blended learning institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
demand for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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