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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
e-learning have empowered
students
all around the world
to participate in online courses.
MOOC courses are
mostly 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 a variety of
subjects that
online learning organizations
are having to consider
now that online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
France to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
need
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
important new open education
endeavours.
Instructors want
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
demand for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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