MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
talks about
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take classes online.
These online MOOC courses are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are several
topics that
online learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can we
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Rice University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
new open education
endeavours.
Scientists want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
details
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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