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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
addresses
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
gains in
e-learning technology have empowered
people
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
for learners 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 a lot of
topics that
online education organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can institutions
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
demand
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Scientists want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
demand for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This amazing new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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