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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
studies
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take part in classes online.
These online MOOCs are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are quite a few
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can learners
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Coral Sea Islands to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Academics want
to comprehend how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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