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 this cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
explores
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
people
all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students 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 a lot of
subjects that
learning technology institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can learners
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
experiments.
Trainers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
need for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education topics.
This interesting new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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