MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
researches
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
blended learning are empowering
people
in nations all aver the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These online MOOCs are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online education organizations
have to struggle with
today because blended learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can organizations
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
available there is a
desire
to grasp how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
promising new open education
ventures.
Everybody wants
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
demand for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education issues.
This new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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