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 the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
developments in
learning technology are empowering
learners
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These online MOOC courses are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are several
topics that
online learning technology institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can institutions
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
necessity
to comprehend how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Everybody wants
to perceive how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This amazing new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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