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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
researches
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
blended learning have made it possible for
humans
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses online.
These massively open online courses are
generally free
for students 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 a lot of
issues that
blended learning organizations
have to struggle with
today because blended learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
these
promising new open education
experiments.
Lecturers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
growing
desideratum for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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