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 this exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
explores
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
evolvements in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
people
all over the world
to take courses via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These MOOC classes are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
blended learning organizations
must deal with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can learners
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Johnston Atoll to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
want
to better comprehend
these
interesting new open educational
undertakings.
Scientists want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
desire for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This interesting new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
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