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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
distance learning technology have enabled
people
all over the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can participants
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can organizations
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desideratum
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Corporations
and many other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
these
open educational
endeavours.
Corporations want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This amazing new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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