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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
online learning technology are making it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
usually 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 many
subjects that
online learning institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Saint Kitts and Nevis to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desideratum
to grasp how
MOOCs are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
want
to better comprehend
these
important new open education
undertakings.
Scholars want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
demand for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational subjects.
This dramatic new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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