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.
Find out more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
describes
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
online education technology have enabled
people
all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are many
subjects that
blended learning institutions
have to deal with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Mozambique to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
demand
to comprehend how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
demand for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
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