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.
Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
reviews
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
developments in
electronic educational technology are providing the means for
humans
in nations all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a lot of
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to deal with
today because online education technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can students
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desire
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
open educational
undertakings.
Intellectuals want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
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