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 this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
blended learning have made it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
MOOCs are
almost always 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
topics that
elearning technology institutions
are having to deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better comprehend
these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Trainers want
to perceive how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To handle this
need for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This amazing new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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