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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
studies
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
distance learning technology are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
customarily free
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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a lot of
issues that
online education organizations
are considering
now that online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can learners
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to perceive how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
endeavours.
Students want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
demand for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This dramatic new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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