MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
online learning technology have provided the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses online.
These massive open courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
elearning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can learners
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
necessity
to be aware of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
open education
experiments.
Educators want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
most important 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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