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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
changes in
online learning are providing the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
These massive online courses are
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 quite a few
subjects that
distance learning institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
make sure that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can we
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Georgia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Academics want
to perceive how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
desire for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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