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 the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advancements in
digital education technology are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online classes.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These massive open online courses are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
distance learning institutions
have to deal with
today because blended learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can we
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Solomon Islands to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
demand
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
compelling new open educational
undertakings.
Corporations want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
details
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource issues.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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