MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
blended learning technology are empowering
people
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
almost always 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 numerous
subjects that
elearning technology institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
assure that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can institutions
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
get a handle on
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
need
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to understand
these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Professors want
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
demand for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This thrilling new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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