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 this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
describes
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
electronic educational technology have enabled
humans
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are numerous
subjects that
e-learning institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Tanzania to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This exciting new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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