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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
deals with
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
blended learning technology make it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in online classes.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning institutions
have to consider
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
certify that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Wellesley College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desire
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Academics want
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
need for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This interesting new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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