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 this cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advancements in
distance learning are making it possible for
learners
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
These online MOOC courses are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are numerous
topics that
blended learning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can we
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
demand
to grasp how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Researchers want
to perceive how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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