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 this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
investigates
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
technology-enhanced learning have enabled
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
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
subjects that
e-learning organizations
are having to attend to
now that blended learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can learners
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
abundant there is a
need
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
People want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
demand for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects.
This new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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