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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
reviews
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
online education are enabling
students
in nations all aver the world
to participate in online courses.
MOOCs are
typically free
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 many
issues that
online learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Turks and Caicos Islands to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
important new open education
endeavours.
Public servants want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This dramatic new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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