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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
analyzes
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
e-learning have made it possible for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to participate in online classes.
These massive open online courses are
almost always free
for learners 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 numerous
issues that
blended learning organizations
must deal with
today because distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can learners
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
open education
initiatives.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To handle this
need for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This sensational new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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