MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advancements in
online education technology have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are many
issues that
blended learning organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can participants
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
University of Rochester to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
want
to better comprehend
these
important new open educational
experiments.
Professors want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
increasing
demand for
details
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This interesting new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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