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.
Find out more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
studies
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Modern
advancements in
e-learning technology have provided the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
for learners 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 many
subjects that
online learning organizations
are struggling with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desideratum
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
these
fascinating new open education
ventures.
Students want
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This interesting new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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