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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
articulates
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
blended learning organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Yale University to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
demand
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
open education
experiments.
Trainers want
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
desire for
information
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This exciting new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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