MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
studies
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
blended learning technology have enabled
students
all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
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 several
issues that
learning technology organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can organizations
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
available there is a
developing
desire
to be aware of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
ventures.
Intellectuals want
to perceive how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To handle this
developing
desire for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource topics.
This new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
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