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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
explores
topics
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
e-learning technology have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
These online MOOCs are
normally 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 many
subjects that
online education organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can institutions
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Belarus to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
experiments.
Scholars want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This amazing new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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