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 the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
analyzes
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advancements in
electronic educational technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online learning technology institutions
are struggling with
now that elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Northern Cyprus to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to perceive how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
need for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This thrilling new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
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