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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
online learning have enabled
people
in nations all around the world
to take classes online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
MOOCs are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning technology institutions
must deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can participants
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Marquette University to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
need
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to understand
these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Corporations want
to comprehend how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This thrilling new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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