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.
Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
talks about
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
gains in
online education technology have provided the means for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in online courses.
MOOC classes are
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 quite a few
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
California Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning becomes more
widespread there is a
desire
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Universities want
to comprehend how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
developing
demand for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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