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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
studies
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
advancements in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
students
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
typically 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 quite a few
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to consider
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can participants
assure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can students
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Norfolk Island to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desideratum
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
need
to better understand
these
promising new open education
experiments.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
need for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This intriguing new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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