MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
studies
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massively open online courses are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
distance learning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
CaltechX to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to comprehend how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
want
to understand
these
open educational
initiatives.
Teachers want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
need for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This sensational new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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