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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
learning technology have made it possible for
people
all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
generally free
for students 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
topics that
elearning technology institutions
are having to deal with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can we
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can participants
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Laos to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
important new open education
ventures.
Professors want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education issues.
This definitive new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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