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 this exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
articulates
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
evolvements in
online education technology are empowering
humans
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
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.
Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist.
There are several
issues that
learning technology organizations
are dealing with
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can students
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Case Western Reserve University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Trainers want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
details
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This definitive new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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