MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
studies
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
online learning technology are providing the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are dealing with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of South Florida to conduct these MOOC courses?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
these
important new open education
initiatives.
Everyone wants
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
desire for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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