MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
blended learning technology make it possible for
humans
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
customarily free
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 lot of
subjects that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can we
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
American Samoa to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
desire
to comprehend how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better comprehend
these
new open education
initiatives.
Professors want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
desire for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This amazing new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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