MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
reviews
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
online education technology have provided the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes online.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
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
blended learning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can we
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Cayman Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
undertakings.
Public servants want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
need for
details
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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