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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
describes
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
online education technology are enabling
humans
in nations all around the world
to participate in online classes.
These MOOCs are
customarily free
for learners 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
issues that
online education institutions
have to struggle with
now that online education technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
assure that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
United Kingdom to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
desideratum
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
want
to better perceive
these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Academics want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
demand for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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