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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
investigates
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
blended learning have provided the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
MOOCs are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning organizations
have to consider
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
certify that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Scottsdale Community College to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
need
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
open educational
initiatives.
Professors want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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