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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
reviews
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
humans
in nations all aver the world
to take classes online.
MOOC classes are
typically 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 many
topics that
online learning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
French Polynesia to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desideratum
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
ventures.
Educators want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
need for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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