MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
describes
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
humans
all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
MOOCs are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
e-learning institutions
are struggling with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can we
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
demand
to grasp how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
new open education
ventures.
Intellectuals want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
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