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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
electronic educational technology have enabled
people
all over the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOCs are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online learning institutions
must deal with
today because blended learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
assure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can students
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
initiatives.
Everyone wants
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
details
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This interesting new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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