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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
studies
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
changes in
learning technology are making it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
MOOC classes are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are numerous
issues that
distance learning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can we
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desideratum
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Professors want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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