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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
evolvements in
blended learning are making it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These MOOC classes are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online learning institutions
have to deal with
now that online education technology is
advancing so quickly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can learners
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Uganda to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desideratum
to be aware of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Researchers want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This thrilling new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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