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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
e-learning make it possible for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to take courses via the Internet.
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 MOOC courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
elearning institutions
must deal with
now that blended learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can institutions
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Niue to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As digital elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
these
intriguing new open education
ventures.
Lecturers want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
need for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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