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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
describes
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
developments in
blended learning are empowering
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online courses.
These massive open online courses are
normally 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 several
topics that
elearning organizations
are struggling with
today because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can participants
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Panama to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desire
to perceive how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
want
to understand
these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Professors want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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