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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
gains in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because online education technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
certify that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can we
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
necessity
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
new open education
experiments.
Academics want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
details
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This sensational new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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