MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
usually free
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 several
issues that
blended learning institutions
are struggling with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
certify that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Ethiopia to conduct these MOOC classes?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
necessity
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Everybody wants
to know how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
need for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This amazing new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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