MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
researches
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
online education technology are enabling
people
all over the world
to take part in courses online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massively open online courses are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
are struggling with
now that online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can students
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
want
to better understand
these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Trainers want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
need for
facts
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This authoritative new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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