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 this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
articulates
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
gains in
elearning enable
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
MOOCs are
mostly free
for students but do not
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
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desire
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
fascinating new open educational
initiatives.
Educators want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This amazing new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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