MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
learners
in nations all around the world
to take part in online classes.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
MOOC courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can students
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Arizona State University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
important new open education
experiments.
Corporations want
to grasp how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This sensational new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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