MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
addresses
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
electronic educational technology have provided the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
blended learning organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
make sure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can organizations
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
necessity
to comprehend how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Teachers want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
need for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
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