MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
articulates
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
digital education technology have empowered
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
These massive online courses are
commonly free
for learners 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
issues that
online education organizations
must deal with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
get a handle on
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desideratum
to comprehend how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
want
to better perceive
these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
People want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
need for
details
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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