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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
online education technology have provided the means for
learners
in nations all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners 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 quite a few
issues that
online education organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can institutions
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Scientists want
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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