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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
topics
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
blended learning technology have enabled
people
all over the world
to participate in courses online.
MOOCs are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can students
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Cornell University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Public servants want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
need for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This exciting new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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