MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
reviews
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
online education are empowering
humans
in nations all aver the world
to take online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOC classes are
commonly 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 quite a few
issues that
distance learning institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
WizIQ to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
desideratum
to comprehend how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
fascinating new open educational
initiatives.
Scientists want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This exciting new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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