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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
articulates
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
blended learning technology make it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in online classes.
Massive open online courses 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 quite a few
issues that
blended learning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can participants
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Guernsey to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
need
to understand
these
open educational
experiments.
Everyone wants
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
increasing
demand for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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