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 the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
explores
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
gains in
blended learning technology enable
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
typically 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 a lot of
topics that
online education organizations
are considering
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so fast.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Mali to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desideratum
to be aware of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Trainers want
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
need for
details
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This definitive new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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