MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
explores
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
distance learning are providing the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take part in online classes.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These online MOOC courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to consider
now that online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can organizations
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
iversity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
need
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Academics want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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