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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
reviews
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
e-learning enable
people
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
normally 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 quite a few
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are considering
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
assure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can students
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Slovenia to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
these
fascinating new open educational
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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