MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
subjects
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
blended learning technology are empowering
humans
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes 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 online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
online education organizations
are having to consider
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can we
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Comoros to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
need
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
endeavours.
Students want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
desire for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
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