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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
reviews
topics
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
e-learning technology are providing the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes online.
MOOC courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
blended learning organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can students
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
experiments.
Corporations want
to grasp how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
desire for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This gripping new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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