MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
online learning technology have made it possible for
students
all around the world
to participate in online courses.
These massive open courses are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
blended learning institutions
are considering
now that online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can learners
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
NovoEd to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As e-learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to grasp how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Trainers want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education issues.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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