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 this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
addresses
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
people
all around the world
to take part in online classes.
These MOOC courses are
generally 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
topics that
distance learning organizations
are having to consider
now that online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Canada to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Students want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
expanding
need for
details
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education topics.
This sensational new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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