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 the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
online learning make it possible for
learners
all over the world
to take online courses.
Massive open online courses are
commonly free
for learners 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
online education organizations
are having to consider
now that distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can we
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Belarus to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
experiments.
Universities want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
demand for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This amazing new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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