MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
talks about
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
digital education technology have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
normally 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 quite a few
topics that
learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can students
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
United States to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
important new open education
endeavours.
Professors want
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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