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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
changes in
blended learning are making it possible for
humans
in every nation on earth
to take classes via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
certify that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can organizations
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
British Indian Ocean Territory to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As electronic educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
would like
to better understand
these
important new open educational
experiments.
Scholars want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
growing
desire for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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