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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
gains in
blended learning technology have enabled
learners
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
mostly 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 a variety of
issues that
learning technology institutions
are considering
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
demand
to grasp how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Professors want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
demand for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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