MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
articulates
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
gains in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
humans
in nations all aver the world
to participate in classes online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These MOOCs are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online education organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can organizations
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
University of North Carolina to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
available there is a
growing
demand
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
want
to better understand
these
significant new open education
ventures.
Scientists want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This interesting new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources.
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