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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
online learning have enabled
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
MOOC classes are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
learning technology institutions
are dealing with
more than ever because learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can participants
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
demand
to perceive how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Public servants want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
details
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This interesting new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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