MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
explores
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
evolvements in
e-learning are making it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
customarily free
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 many
issues that
blended learning institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can students
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
necessity
to perceive how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
demand for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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