MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
explores
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
blended learning technology enable
people
all over the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
Massive open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
blended learning institutions
are considering
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
assure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
need
to be aware of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
open educational
experiments.
Trainers want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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