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.
Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advancements in
electronic educational technology have made it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
mostly free
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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are quite a few
issues that
blended learning organizations
are having to attend to
today because online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
guarantee that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
necessity
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
undertakings.
Everybody wants
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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