MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
blended learning are empowering
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are several
topics that
distance learning institutions
are dealing with
now that distance learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can organizations
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Macedonia to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desire
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
these
new open educational
experiments.
Academics want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This exciting new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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