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 this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
talks about
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
evolvements in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
blended learning institutions
must deal with
now that online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can learners
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Brown University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Students want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
data
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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