MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
blended learning are making it possible for
people
all over the world
to take courses online.
These MOOC courses are
typically 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 numerous
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
need
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This amazing new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
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