MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
evolvements in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
learners
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These MOOCs are
commonly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
learning technology organizations
must deal with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
improving so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can we
guarantee that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can participants
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
WizIQ to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
ventures.
Scientists want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education issues.
This exciting new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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