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.
Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
students
all over 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.
These massive online courses are
mostly free
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 numerous
topics that
online learning organizations
are having to consider
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
manage
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
prolific there is a
desire
to be aware of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
these
important new open educational
ventures.
Trainers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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