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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
deals with
topics
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to participate in courses online.
These massive open courses are
mostly free
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 a variety of
issues that
blended learning organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can participants
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Sweden to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
abundant there is a
demand
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
these
compelling new open educational
ventures.
Researchers want
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
desire for
details
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also studies the
key 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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