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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
analyzes
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advancements in
blended learning technology have empowered
humans
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These MOOC courses are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online learning organizations
must deal with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
improving so fast.
How can we
make sure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can students
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Vanderbilt University to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As electronic education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
demand
to perceive how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
desire for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
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