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 this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
investigates
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
electronic educational technology are enabling
humans
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are many
issues that
elearning institutions
have to deal with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can participants
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
The Bahamas to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
demand
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
want
to better grasp
these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This definitive new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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