MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
online education are providing the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
mostly 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 numerous
topics that
blended learning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can we
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
need
to better understand
these
promising new open education
ventures.
Scholars want
to perceive how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
need for
information
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This dramatic new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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