MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
distance learning are enabling
students
all around the world
to take part in online courses.
These massive online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can we
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Brazil to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desire
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Trainers want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This intriguing new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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