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 the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
talks about
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
New
developments in
distance learning have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in online classes.
These massive open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can organizations
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Saint Helena to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desideratum
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
important new open education
initiatives.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
desire for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This inspiring new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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