MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
evolvements in
online education have empowered
people
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
These MOOC classes are
customarily free
for learners 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.
There are a lot of
topics that
elearning organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can students
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Berklee College of Music to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desire
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Researchers want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
desire for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This stimulating new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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