MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
researches
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
advances in
digital education technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online learning institutions
have to struggle with
today because blended learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can we
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
open education
endeavours.
Students want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
demand for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
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