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 the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
reviews
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
distance learning technology have empowered
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
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.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
blended learning institutions
have to deal with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can students
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Marquette University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
need
to comprehend how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open educational
ventures.
Educators want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
desire for
data
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
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