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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
gains in
blended learning make it possible for
people
all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
elearning organizations
have to deal with
now that elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Brown University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desire
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
endeavours.
Researchers want
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
demand for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This exciting new book
also examines the
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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