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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
investigates
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advancements in
blended learning technology have enabled
humans
all over the world
to be participants in online classes.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOCs are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
learning technology organizations
have to deal with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Davidson College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Instructors want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
desire for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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