MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
blended learning technology are enabling
people
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
generally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education institutions
have to consider
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Turkey to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desire
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to know how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
need for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This gripping new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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