MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
addresses
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
evolvements in
online education technology are making it possible for
people
all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These online MOOC courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
blended learning institutions
are having to consider
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
need
to better perceive
these
new open education
undertakings.
Scientists want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
desideratum for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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