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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
articulates
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advancements in
online learning are making it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to struggle with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Ashmore and Cartier Islands to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
new open education
undertakings.
Teachers want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
demand for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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