MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
describes
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Modern
advancements in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
students
all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
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.
These MOOCs are
normally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because blended learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can participants
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Bermuda to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desideratum
to perceive how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Instructors want
to grasp how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To handle this
increasing
demand for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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