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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
addresses
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Modern
evolvements in
digital education technology have empowered
learners
in nations all aver the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massively open online courses are
usually free
for learners 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 several
subjects that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
now that e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can organizations
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
UWashingtonX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
necessity
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
ventures.
Professors want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
need for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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