MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
blended learning enable
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
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 massive open courses are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
elearning technology institutions
are considering
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can organizations
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
UCSF to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
open education
experiments.
Educators want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
desire for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This intriguing new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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