MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
researches
subjects
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
gains in
e-learning have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for learners 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 a lot of
topics that
blended learning institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Peninsula College to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desire
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
important new open education
ventures.
Intellectuals want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
growing
desire for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects.
This sensational new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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