MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advancements in
distance learning technology are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
mostly free
but do not
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
topics that
elearning institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can organizations
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can we
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Emory University to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
necessity
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to perceive how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
demand for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This thrilling new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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