MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
elearning technology are providing the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
These online MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for students 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 quite a few
subjects that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so quickly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can organizations
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Kiribati to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
new open education
ventures.
Researchers want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
demand for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This scholarly new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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