MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
explores
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Modern
developments in
distance learning technology enable
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
now that blended learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can learners
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
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What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
demand
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
compelling new open education
undertakings.
Instructors want
to perceive how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
need for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This authoritative new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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