MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
blended learning have made it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
commonly free
for learners 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 quite a few
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are dealing with
now that online education technology is
developing so quickly.
How can participants
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Comoros to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desideratum
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
desire
to understand
these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
details
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This definitive new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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