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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
investigates
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
e-learning technology have made it possible for
learners
all over the world
to participate in classes online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
e-learning institutions
are dealing with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
undertakings.
Intellectuals want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
desideratum for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational issues.
This book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources.
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