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 this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
describes
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
blended learning technology make it possible for
humans
in nations all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massively open online courses are
free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education institutions
are having to struggle with
today because blended learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
make sure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Berklee College of Music to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
manage
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desire
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Trainers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
demand for
facts
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education topics.
This amazing new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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