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 this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
subjects
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
blended learning make it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive open courses are
normally 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 many
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can students
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Switzerland to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
desideratum for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This gripping new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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