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.
Find out more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
e-learning technology are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in online classes.
These MOOC courses are
normally 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 many
issues that
blended learning organizations
are struggling with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can students
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Peru to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
need
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
undertakings.
Scholars want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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