MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
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 Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
online learning technology enable
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can learners
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
California Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
exciting new open educational
undertakings.
Corporations want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
need for
details
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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