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 this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
online learning technology enable
humans
in every nation on earth
to take part in online classes.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
learning technology institutions
have to consider
more than ever because blended learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can we
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
necessity
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
new open education
undertakings.
Students want
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational subjects.
This stimulating new book
also considers the
most important 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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