MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
e-learning have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes online.
These MOOCs 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 several
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
assure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
demand
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
fascinating new open educational
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education subjects.
This authoritative new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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