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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
addresses
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
evolvements in
digital education technology have enabled
humans
all over the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These MOOC classes are
commonly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
learning technology organizations
are dealing with
now that blended learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can we
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Mauritius to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
available there is a
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
new open education
experiments.
Educators want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
desideratum for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This scholarly new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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