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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
blended learning technology are enabling
humans
in every nation on earth
to take part 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 MOOCs are
customarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are having to attend to
now that distance learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can organizations
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
demand
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
undertakings.
Everybody wants
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
expanding
need for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This dramatic new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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