MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
researches
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
developments in
elearning have empowered
people
in nations all around the world
to take courses online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
MOOC courses are
ordinarily 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 variety of
topics that
online learning organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can students
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
necessity
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
need
to better understand
these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Professors want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
need for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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