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 this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
distance learning enable
students
all over the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
ordinarily 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 a lot of
issues that
online learning organizations
are dealing with
now that blended learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can organizations
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Portugal to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
necessity
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
fascinating new open education
undertakings.
Trainers want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
need for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education issues.
This intriguing new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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