MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
addresses
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advancements in
technology-enhanced learning have enabled
people
all over the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
free
but do not
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 lot of
subjects that
learning technology institutions
are having to consider
today because blended learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
assure that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can institutions
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
initiatives.
Trainers want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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