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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
investigates
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
New
improvements in
blended learning technology are enabling
humans
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOCs are
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can institutions
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Sweden to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desire
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
want
to better understand
these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
desire for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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