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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
developments in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
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
online learning institutions
are having to consider
today because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can organizations
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Brown University to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desire
to grasp how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
need
to better perceive
these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Scientists want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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