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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
learning technology are empowering
learners
all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
usually free
for students 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
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
today because blended learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
ensure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can we
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Japan to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Universities want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This inspiring new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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