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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
explores
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
blended learning have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
are having to deal with
now that online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can participants
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Israel to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desire
to grasp how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Trainers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
desire for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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