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 the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
deals with
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
blended learning are making it possible for
students
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are dealing with
more than ever because learning technology is
improving so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can we
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Rwanda to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
necessity
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Professors want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
demand for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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