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 is a
edited collection
that
talks about
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
developments in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
blended learning organizations
are having to attend to
today because online education technology is
improving so fast.
This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs.
How can educators
ensure that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can institutions
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
United States to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desideratum
to be aware of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
ventures.
Public servants want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
demand for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This inspiring new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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