MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
e-learning are empowering
students
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
blended learning organizations
are having to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Madagascar to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Professors want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
desire for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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