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
book
that
addresses
subjects
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
distance learning technology have empowered
students
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These massive open online courses are
almost always 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 a lot of
issues that
e-learning organizations
are having to consider
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
available there is a
growing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
fascinating new open education
initiatives.
Students want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
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