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 the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
distance learning are enabling
people
all over the world
to take online classes.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for students 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 quite a few
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
are considering
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
certify that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
United States to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
necessity
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Everyone wants
to perceive how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
desire for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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