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 is a
book
that
considers
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
These online MOOCs are
customarily free
for students but do not
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
issues that
elearning organizations
are having to deal with
now that blended learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
iversity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
these
interesting new open education
ventures.
Everybody wants
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
desire for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education issues.
This interesting new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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