MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
evolvements in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to take part in courses online.
MOOC classes are
typically free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can learners
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
manage
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
need
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
important new open education
experiments.
Professors want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
desire for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This interesting new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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