MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
talks about
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
learning technology are providing the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
blended learning organizations
must deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
certify that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can we
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
necessity
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
promising new open education
ventures.
Researchers want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
need for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This amazing new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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