MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
studies
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
blended learning are making it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to take courses online.
MOOC courses are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
blended learning organizations
are having to deal with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Canada to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desire
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
intriguing new open education
endeavours.
Students want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
developing
need for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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