MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
elearning technology have provided the means for
students
in nations all aver the world
to participate in classes online.
These massively open online courses are
normally 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 several
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can we
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
necessity
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
People want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education issues.
This interesting new book
also articulates the
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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