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 the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
investigates
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
developments in
digital education technology are empowering
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in classes online.
These MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
blended learning institutions
are considering
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can organizations
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Howland Island to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
demand
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
open educational
experiments.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
desire for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This interesting new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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