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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
online learning technology are providing the means for
humans
all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massive open online courses are
free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
blended learning institutions
are having to attend to
now that online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
assure that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Iceland to conduct these MOOC courses?
How can organizations
manage
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
endeavours.
Professors want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
need for
details
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This sensational new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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