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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
reviews
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
blended learning technology are empowering
learners
all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to consider
today because learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience.
How can participants
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Burundi to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
important new open educational
ventures.
Professors want
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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