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 this exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
learning technology have empowered
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These online MOOC courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
make sure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Marshall Islands to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desideratum
to perceive how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Researchers want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
demand for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education topics.
This new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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