MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
learning technology have made it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take part in courses online.
These massive online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
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
issues that
blended learning organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can we
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Hungary to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
demand for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational issues.
This interesting new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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