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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
distance learning technology enable
humans
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
blended learning organizations
are having to attend to
today because learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open education
endeavours.
Scholars want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This authoritative new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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