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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
online education technology have provided the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
generally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can students
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Northern Cyprus to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
manage
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
desideratum
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
want
to better comprehend
these
open educational
experiments.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This sensational new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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