MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
blended learning are enabling
students
all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
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 several
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can we
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Canada to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
need
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Students want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
desideratum for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects.
This stimulating new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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