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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
researches
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
online learning technology have provided the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can participants
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Facebook to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Professors want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This amazing new book
also describes 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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