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 the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
researches
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
developments in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
people
all around the world
to take part in courses 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.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
learning technology organizations
are having to consider
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can participants
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
need
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
these
open education
experiments.
Corporations want
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational subjects.
This inspiring new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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