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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
explores
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
blended learning technology make it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
assure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Miriada X to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
necessity
to be aware of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Researchers want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
need for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This gripping new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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