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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
online education technology are making it possible for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to take courses online.
These MOOCs are
commonly free
for students but do not
consistently
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
blended learning organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can teachers
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can we
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
need
to better understand
these
new open educational
initiatives.
People want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
need for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational issues.
This amazing new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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