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.
Find out more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
articulates
subjects
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
e-learning technology are providing the means for
humans
in nations all aver the world
to participate in online classes.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These MOOC classes are
free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open education
experiments.
Educators want
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
desideratum for
details
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and OERS.
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