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 this definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
topics
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advancements in
blended learning are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online learning organizations
have to deal with
now that elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Colorado State University-Global Campus to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
necessity
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
endeavours.
Instructors want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
desire for
details
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects.
This book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
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