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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
investigates
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
improvements in
distance learning technology have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
must deal with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
make sure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can learners
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
demand for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This definitive new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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