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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
addresses
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
online learning are providing the means for
humans
all over the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
typically free
for learners 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 many
issues that
online education institutions
have to consider
now that technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so swiftly.
How can educators
assure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can students
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Denmark to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
demand
to perceive how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open education
ventures.
Scientists want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
details
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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