MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
deals with
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
developments in
elearning technology have provided the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive open online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
distance learning institutions
are dealing with
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can learners
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Cyprus to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
undertakings.
Professors want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
need for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
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