MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
describes
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
evolvements in
online education technology have provided the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online classes.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massive open online courses are
normally 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 quite a few
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
need
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Instructors want
to perceive how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
desire for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This gripping new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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