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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
articulates
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advances in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes online.
Massive open online courses are
usually free
for students 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 several
issues that
learning technology institutions
must deal with
today because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can institutions
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desire
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
important new open education
initiatives.
Universities want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
developing
desire for
knowledge
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational subjects.
This intriguing new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and OERS.
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