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 the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
addresses
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
blended learning technology are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
MOOC courses are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
learning technology institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs.
How can organizations
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can students
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As online learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
necessity
to be aware of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Intellectuals want
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
demand for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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