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 this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
improvements in
elearning technology have made it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in online classes.
Massive open online courses are
mostly 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 several
issues that
online learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
now that blended learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can we
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Wellesley College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to comprehend how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
need
to better understand
these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Universities want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
desideratum for
details
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This scholarly new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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