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.
Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
online learning have empowered
humans
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online classes.
These massive open courses are
typically 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
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
North Seattle Community College to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
manage
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
need
to better understand
these
compelling new open education
ventures.
Academics want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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