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 this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
evolvements in
electronic educational technology have made it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take courses via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
blended learning organizations
are dealing with
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
assure that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can participants
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
necessity
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Professors want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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