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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
explores
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
blended learning technology are enabling
humans
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes online.
These MOOC courses are
usually 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 a variety of
issues that
distance learning organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
need
to understand
these
intriguing new open education
ventures.
Trainers want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
desideratum for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education topics.
This thrilling new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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