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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
e-learning are enabling
humans
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
distance learning organizations
must deal with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
advancing so fast.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Columbia University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
desideratum
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
significant new open education
ventures.
Universities want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
desire for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This sensational new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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