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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
articulates
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
distance learning are making it possible for
students
all over the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses 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
blended learning institutions
have to deal with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can students
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
necessity
to comprehend how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Instructors want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
demand for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This sensational new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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