MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
people
all around the world
to take courses online.
These MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are numerous
topics that
blended learning organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can institutions
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models 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 educators
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desideratum
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Everyone wants
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
desideratum for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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