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 this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
blended learning are enabling
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
These massively open online courses are
generally free
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 numerous
issues that
elearning technology organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can students
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Greece to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Scientists want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This sensational new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources.
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