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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
analyzes
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advancements in
electronic education technology have empowered
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These online MOOCs are
free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
elearning institutions
have to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can teachers
make sure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Mt. San Jacinto College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
need
to comprehend how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
need for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education subjects.
This authoritative new book
also studies the
major 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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