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 the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
e-learning technology have enabled
humans
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These online MOOC courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
blended learning institutions
are dealing with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
assure that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can students
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Cyprus to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
People want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This definitive new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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