MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
researches
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massive open online courses are
customarily 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 many
issues that
online learning organizations
must deal with
now that learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
assure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
United States to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desire
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
want
to better understand
these
new open educational
undertakings.
Public servants want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
desideratum for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues.
This interesting new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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