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 this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
investigates
subjects
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
online education technology make it possible for
learners
in nations all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
MOOC classes are
commonly free
but do not
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 variety of
subjects that
e-learning technology organizations
are struggling with
now that blended learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
assure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
need
to understand
these
fascinating new open educational
undertakings.
Universities want
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
desire for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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