MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
studies
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
e-learning have made it possible for
learners
all around the world
to take part in online classes.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
MOOC courses are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are many
issues that
online learning technology organizations
have to deal with
now that learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can stakeholders
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Paraguay to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Public servants want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
demand for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This thrilling new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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