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 the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
e-learning technology have provided the means for
students
in nations all aver the world
to participate in online classes.
These MOOCs are
almost always 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 a lot of
topics that
blended learning organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
need
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
desire for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education issues.
This intriguing new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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