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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
explores
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
changes in
distance learning are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
MOOCs are
customarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can organizations
make sure that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can organizations
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
The University of Chicago to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
necessity
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Everybody wants
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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