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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
talks about
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
improvements in
e-learning have empowered
learners
all around the world
to take part in online classes.
These online MOOCs are
usually 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 numerous
topics that
blended learning organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desire
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Academics want
to comprehend how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
desire for
details
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This inspiring new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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