MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
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
that
discusses
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
electronic educational technology are making it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOC courses are
usually free
for students 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 numerous
topics that
distance learning organizations
have to consider
today because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Mt. San Jacinto College to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
endeavours.
Professors want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
details
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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