MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
explores
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
evolvements in
online education have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
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 massively open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning organizations
have to struggle with
today because blended learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can students
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Guatemala to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
ventures.
Public servants want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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