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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
articulates
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
gains in
blended learning have made it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses online.
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.
These massive online courses are
commonly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are struggling with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can organizations
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
want
to better grasp
these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Researchers want
to know how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
need for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This thrilling new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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