MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
learning technology have provided the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
These MOOCs are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education institutions
are having to attend to
today because blended 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 participants
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desire
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
want
to better comprehend
these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Students want
to comprehend how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
need for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This definitive new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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