MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
blended learning technology are enabling
learners
all over the world
to take part in classes online.
MOOC classes are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are dealing with
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
MenaVersity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
necessity
to grasp how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
People want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
demand for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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