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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
blended learning technology have enabled
humans
all around the world
to participate in online courses.
These massive open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are struggling with
today because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
demand
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
desire
to understand
these
promising new open education
experiments.
Academics want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
desideratum for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This sensational new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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