MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
blended learning technology make it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
These MOOC courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
e-learning organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because distance learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
assure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can participants
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
San Diego County Office of Education to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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