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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
studies
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online courses.
These massive open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online learning institutions
must deal with
now that online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can we
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Russia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Teachers want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
need for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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