MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
online learning technology have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to participate in courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These MOOC courses are
commonly 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
elearning technology organizations
are having to consider
more than ever because learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can students
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Liechtenstein to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desideratum
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This interesting new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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