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 the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
talks about
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
elearning technology are providing the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
Massive open online courses are
almost always 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 many
issues that
elearning technology organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can students
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Tumblr to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desire
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
these
open education
endeavours.
Intellectuals want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
demand for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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