MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
blended learning have empowered
people
all over the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
MOOC classes are
customarily free
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 several
subjects that
online education organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
need
to comprehend how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
ventures.
Academics want
to comprehend how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
desideratum for
details
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This thrilling new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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