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 this cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
articulates
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
advancements in
elearning are empowering
learners
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
customarily 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 many
topics that
online learning technology institutions
are dealing with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
assure that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can we
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these MOOCs?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desideratum
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
these
intriguing new open education
undertakings.
Universities want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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