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 the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
articulates
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
evolvements in
blended learning are empowering
learners
in nations all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These MOOCs are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
distance learning institutions
are struggling with
today because learning technology is
developing so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can institutions
assure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Costa Rica to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desideratum
to be aware of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
need
to understand
these
new open educational
initiatives.
Educators want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This thrilling new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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