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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
advancements in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
demand
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
important new open education
ventures.
Universities want
to perceive how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
demand for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This gripping new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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