MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
subjects
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
distance learning have provided the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take courses via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
MOOCs are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
e-learning institutions
are having to consider
today because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can we
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Yale University to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
fascinating new open educational
initiatives.
Teachers want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
need for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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