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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
articulates
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
e-learning are empowering
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in online classes.
MOOC classes are
typically free
for students 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 a variety of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
must deal with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
One Month to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
necessity
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Students want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This gripping new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources.
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