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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
talks about
subjects
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
developments in
blended learning technology are enabling
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These massive open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can students
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Trainers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Universities want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
desire for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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