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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
describes
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
gains in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These MOOC courses are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
online education organizations
are having to deal with
now that learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can we
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better comprehend
these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Academics want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This amazing new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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