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 the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
blended learning technology are enabling
students
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These massive online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
blended learning institutions
are struggling with
more than ever because learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
certify that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Students want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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