MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
explores
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
advances in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
students
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massive open courses are
almost always 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 many
issues that
elearning institutions
are having to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
prolific there is a
demand
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
need
to better comprehend
these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Educators want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
desire for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This thrilling new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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