MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
MOOCs are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
blended learning organizations
are having to consider
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can we
assure that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can students
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Gibraltar to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
available there is a
desire
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Teachers want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
developing
need for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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