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.
Find out more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
elearning technology have enabled
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
are having to consider
today because blended learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Trainers want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
information
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This scholarly new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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