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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
advances in
distance learning have provided the means for
humans
in nations all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning institutions
have to struggle with
today because blended learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can participants
assure that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
iversity to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As e-learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
necessity
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
ventures.
Students want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
demand for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This sensational new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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