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 this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
elearning have enabled
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in online courses.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
These online MOOC courses are
commonly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can students
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Germany to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
ventures.
Teachers want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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