MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
elearning technology enable
humans
all over the world
to participate in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
blended learning institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can students
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Isle of Man to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desire
to perceive how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
important new open education
initiatives.
Trainers want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
need for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This thrilling new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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