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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
online learning have enabled
learners
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
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.
These MOOC courses are
ordinarily 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 numerous
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are struggling with
now that blended learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can institutions
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Mayotte to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desideratum
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
demand for
details
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This gripping new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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