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 the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
studies
topics
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
evolvements in
blended learning technology make it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
MOOCs are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are quite a few
topics that
learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Berklee College of Music to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desideratum
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Intellectuals want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
desideratum for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This definitive new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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