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.
Learn more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
investigates
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advancements in
e-learning technology are making it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These MOOC classes are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning organizations
are considering
now that online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Swaziland to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
get a handle on
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desideratum
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better perceive
these
important new open education
endeavours.
Corporations want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
need for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource topics.
This thrilling new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
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