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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
evolvements in
elearning have made it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online education institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Philippines to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
necessity
to comprehend how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Corporations
and many other
participants
want
to better comprehend
these
important new open education
endeavours.
Public servants want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
need for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource issues.
This gripping new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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