MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
blended learning have enabled
humans
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These online MOOC courses are
free
for learners 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 numerous
subjects that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
good?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education.
How can participants
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desire
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
desideratum for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational topics.
This authoritative new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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