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 the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
addresses
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
blended learning are empowering
students
all over the world
to take part in courses online.
These MOOC classes are
usually 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 a variety of
topics that
distance learning institutions
have to struggle with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so fast.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can we
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desire
to perceive how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
new open education
initiatives.
Trainers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
demand for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This gripping new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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