MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Modern
improvements in
blended learning are making it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
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
topics that
online learning institutions
must deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
assure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can learners
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
demand
to perceive how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Intellectuals want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
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