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 the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
deals with
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
gains in
electronic educational technology have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are many
subjects that
learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
make sure that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can organizations
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
demand
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
initiatives.
Universities want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
desideratum for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This interesting new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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