MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
articulates
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advancements in
online learning technology have made it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
Massive open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a lot of
issues that
blended learning organizations
are having to deal with
now that elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
assure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Algeria to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desire
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
ventures.
Universities want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
need for
details
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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