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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
online education technology enable
learners
in nations all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These online MOOCs are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are considering
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
want
to better comprehend
these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Instructors want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This stimulating new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
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