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 this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
describes
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
blended learning are making it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in online classes.
These online MOOC courses are
normally free
for students but do not
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
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so quickly.
This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs.
How can we
make sure that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can organizations
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
demand
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
desideratum for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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