MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
talks about
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
mostly free
for learners 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
e-learning technology organizations
are having to consider
now that blended learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
would like
to understand
these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Everyone wants
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
desideratum for
information
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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