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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
developments in
e-learning technology are providing the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These online MOOCs are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a lot of
topics that
e-learning institutions
must deal with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
make sure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can participants
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Isle of Man to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
widespread there is a
demand
to perceive how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
undertakings.
Everybody wants
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
desideratum for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This intriguing new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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