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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in online classes.
These massive open courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
blended learning institutions
have to deal with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
improving so fast.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can participants
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Kentucky to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better comprehend
these
intriguing new open educational
ventures.
Teachers want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational topics.
This definitive new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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