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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
distance learning have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to take part in courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These MOOC classes are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
blended learning organizations
are dealing with
today because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can participants
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
British Indian Ocean Territory to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
fascinating new open education
ventures.
Professors want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
desire for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This authoritative new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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