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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
articulates
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
gains in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to be participants in classes online.
These massively open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
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
subjects that
blended learning institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can participants
ensure that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can organizations
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Cape Verde to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
necessity
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
these
new open education
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
demand for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This intriguing new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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