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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
evolvements in
blended learning technology make it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes online.
Massive open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
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
learning technology organizations
have to deal with
more than ever because online education technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
assure that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
MOOEC to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
necessity
to be aware of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
need
to better grasp
these
new open educational
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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