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 this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
studies
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
evolvements in
electronic educational technology have provided the means for
learners
in nations all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massive open online courses are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning technology organizations
must deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can organizations
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
necessity
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
experiments.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
demand for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This amazing new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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