MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
reviews
topics
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
evolvements in
blended learning have made it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
distance learning institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Finland to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
new open educational
ventures.
Professors want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
growing
desire for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
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