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 this exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
investigates
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
evolvements in
blended learning technology have empowered
people
all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
distance learning institutions
have to consider
today because distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can students
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Vanuatu to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
People want
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
need for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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