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.
Find out more about the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
topics
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
evolvements in
electronic educational technology enable
learners
all around the world
to take part in online courses.
These MOOCs are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are quite a few
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can we
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Ohio State University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
need
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
fascinating new open educational
endeavours.
Intellectuals want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This definitive new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
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