MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
articulates
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Modern
improvements in
elearning have provided the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are numerous
subjects that
online learning organizations
are having to attend to
now that blended learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desire
to grasp how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
intriguing new open education
initiatives.
Educators want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
desire for
information
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education issues.
This stimulating new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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