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.
Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
describes
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
distance learning technology have empowered
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes online.
MOOC courses are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are numerous
topics that
e-learning organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
assure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can organizations
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Howland Island to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning becomes more
widespread there is a
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
ventures.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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