MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
articulates
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
gains in
blended learning are enabling
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
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 quite a few
subjects that
learning technology organizations
have to deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Guatemala to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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