MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
e-learning have made it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses online.
These MOOCs are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a variety of
issues that
blended learning institutions
are having to attend to
today because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
UWashingtonX to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
demand
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Public servants want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
demand for
details
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This stimulating new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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