MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
articulates
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
blended learning are providing the means for
learners
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These MOOCs are
typically 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 several
issues that
learning technology institutions
have to consider
today because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
French Guiana to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
widespread there is a
desideratum
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better comprehend
these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Instructors want
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This sensational new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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