MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advancements in
online learning are empowering
students
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
ordinarily 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 several
topics that
blended learning organizations
are having to consider
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can participants
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Reddit to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As online education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Researchers want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
desire for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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