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 this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
gains in
e-learning technology are providing the means for
humans
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for students 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 many
topics that
blended learning organizations
are having to deal with
today because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
important new open education
ventures.
Academics want
to perceive how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This interesting new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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