MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
topics
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
changes in
online education technology are empowering
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes online.
These massive open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are many
issues that
distance learning institutions
must deal with
now that learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
LinkedIn to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
necessity
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Professors want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
demand for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This exciting new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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