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 the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
studies
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
These MOOCs are
typically free
for learners 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 a lot of
topics that
elearning technology organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can institutions
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Ecuador to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to perceive how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Scientists want
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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