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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
researches
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
blended learning are enabling
humans
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses online.
These massively open online courses are
typically 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 numerous
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to consider
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can organizations
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
American College of Education to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desire
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
open education
endeavours.
Trainers want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
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