MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
distance learning technology make it possible for
humans
all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
normally 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 organizations
are having to deal with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Ashmore and Cartier Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to comprehend how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Teachers want
to comprehend how
MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
need for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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