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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
learning technology are providing the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes online.
These massive open online courses are
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 several
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
today because blended learning technology is
improving so quickly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can institutions
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Philippines to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
need
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Instructors want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
demand for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This interesting new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and OERS.
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