MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
changes in
blended learning have empowered
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
MOOC classes are
customarily free
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 many
issues that
online learning technology organizations
have to deal with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can participants
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Jarvis Island to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
necessity
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Universities want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This interesting new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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