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 this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
New
changes in
blended learning make it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
blended learning organizations
are struggling with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can learners
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Mauritius to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desire
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
need
to better understand
these
important new open educational
experiments.
Researchers want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
desire for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This dramatic new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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