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 this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
gains in
technology-enhanced learning are enabling
people
in nations all aver the world
to take online courses.
These MOOC classes are
customarily 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 numerous
topics that
distance learning organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can participants
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Canada to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education issues.
This exciting new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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