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 this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advances in
e-learning have made it possible for
students
all over the world
to be participants in online classes.
These online MOOC courses are
almost always 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 a variety of
subjects that
online learning institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Austria to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As electronic educational technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desire
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
these
intriguing new open education
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
data
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This exciting new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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