MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
researches
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
gains in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes online.
MOOC courses are
usually 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 many
issues that
learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
necessity
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
want
to better grasp
these
significant new open education
ventures.
Universities want
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
need for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This thrilling new book
also addresses the
key 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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