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
edited collection
that
reviews
topics
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
online learning have empowered
people
all over the world
to take online courses.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online learning organizations
are dealing with
now that elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can learners
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Wellesley College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
need
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
these
open educational
ventures.
Professors want
to perceive how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
demand for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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