MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
articulates
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advancements in
blended learning have made it possible for
humans
all over the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education institutions
are struggling with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can organizations
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
One Month to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Public servants want
to know how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
desire for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This sensational new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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