MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
researches
subjects
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
improvements in
blended learning are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are quite a few
subjects that
blended learning institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desire
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
want
to better comprehend
these
fascinating new open education
ventures.
Lecturers want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
demand for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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