MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
articulates
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advancements in
distance learning have empowered
people
in nations all aver the world
to take online classes.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massive open courses are
customarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning institutions
must deal with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can learners
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
University of Virginia to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Educators want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
desire for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education subjects.
This definitive new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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