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 the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
evolvements in
blended learning have empowered
students
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
customarily free
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 many
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are considering
today because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
necessity
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
desire
to better grasp
these
interesting new open educational
undertakings.
Universities want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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