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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
improvements in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
These online MOOCs are
commonly free
for students 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
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
need
to be aware of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better grasp
these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To handle this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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