MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
talks about
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
blended learning have made it possible for
people
all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
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 several
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can students
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
State University of New York to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
get a handle on
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desire
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
ventures.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
demand for
information
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This definitive new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
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