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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
blended learning technology are empowering
learners
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes online.
These MOOCs are
customarily free
for students 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 a variety of
subjects that
blended learning organizations
are struggling with
today because online education technology is
advancing so quickly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Florida to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Universities want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
demand for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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