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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
researches
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
changes in
blended learning have empowered
students
in nations all aver the world
to take courses online.
Massive open online courses are
customarily free
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 numerous
topics that
e-learning organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because online education technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can we
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Slovenia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desire
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Public servants want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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