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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to participate in online courses.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These massive open courses are
customarily free
for learners 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 numerous
issues that
online learning organizations
have to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can institutions
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Latvia to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
available there is a
need
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
People want
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
demand for
details
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource issues.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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