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 this cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
elearning technology have enabled
people
all over the world
to take classes online.
Massive open online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
online learning institutions
are having to attend to
today because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so fast.
How can we
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can participants
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
University of California, Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
necessity
to be aware of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
undertakings.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This definitive new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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