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 the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
electronic educational technology are empowering
students
in nations all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
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
topics that
blended learning institutions
have to consider
more than ever because learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can learners
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
demand
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
desire for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This definitive new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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