MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
topics
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massive open courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
elearning technology institutions
are struggling with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
demand
to perceive how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This definitive new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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