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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
talks about
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
changes in
e-learning technology are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
mostly free
for learners 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
topics that
online education institutions
are having to deal with
today because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Duke University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
want
to better perceive
these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
demand for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This interesting new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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