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 this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
analyzes
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
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 online MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning organizations
are having to deal with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can organizations
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Reunion to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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