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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
blended learning are making it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take courses online.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
e-learning technology institutions
are considering
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Montenegro to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
exciting new open education
undertakings.
Scholars want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational topics.
This intriguing new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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