MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
advancements in
blended learning have enabled
students
all around the world
to participate in classes online.
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.
These MOOCs are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desire
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
ventures.
Scientists want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
data
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This definitive new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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