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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
articulates
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
gains in
distance learning have empowered
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in online classes.
These massive open courses are
customarily free
for students 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 a lot of
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can students
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
France to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
handle
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
endeavours.
Corporations want
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
desideratum for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This interesting new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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