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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
talks about
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
improvements in
e-learning have provided the means for
humans
in nations all around the world
to take courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
e-learning organizations
have to consider
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can we
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Mt. San Jacinto College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desire
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
details
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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