MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
blended learning have empowered
students
in nations all aver 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.
These online MOOC courses are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a variety of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to deal with
today because learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can organizations
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
these
intriguing new open educational
ventures.
Everybody wants
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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