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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
talks about
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
distance learning technology have empowered
students
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in courses online.
These online MOOCs are
usually 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 several
issues that
blended learning organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can institutions
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Wallis and Futuna to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
necessity
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
these
interesting new open education
undertakings.
Professors want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
desire for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This sensational new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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