MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
blended learning technology have enabled
humans
all over the world
to be participants in classes online.
MOOC classes are
almost always free
for students 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 numerous
topics that
distance learning organizations
are dealing with
now that online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can institutions
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
necessity
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
open educational
undertakings.
Everybody wants
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
demand for
details
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This scholarly new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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