MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
topics
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advancements in
blended learning have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
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 a variety of
topics that
online learning institutions
are having to deal with
today because distance learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
demand
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
important new open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
growing
demand for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This thrilling new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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