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 the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
humans
in every nation on earth
to take part in online classes.
These MOOC courses are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
blended learning institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can we
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
need
to be aware of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Students want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
need for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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