MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
evolvements in
online learning are empowering
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massive open online courses are
commonly free
for students 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
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because blended learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
necessity
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
Instructors want
to grasp how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
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