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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
blended learning technology are empowering
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes online.
These massively open online courses are
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 numerous
topics that
online learning organizations
are considering
now that e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can participants
certify that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Malta to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
these
significant new open education
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
demand for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This authoritative new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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