MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
researches
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
distance learning have made it possible for
students
all around the world
to take online courses.
These massively open online courses are
mostly free
for learners 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 quite a few
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are dealing with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can participants
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
British Sovereign Base Areas to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desideratum
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
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