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 the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
reviews
subjects
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
typically 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 a lot of
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
have to deal with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can we
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
ventures.
Students want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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