MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
talks about
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
blended learning make it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners 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 a variety of
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can learners
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Yale University to conduct these MOOCs?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desideratum
to perceive how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
ventures.
Trainers want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
growing
desideratum for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues.
This gripping new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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