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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
describes
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
e-learning technology are empowering
people
all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
normally 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 variety of
topics that
online education organizations
are having to consider
more than ever because distance learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can we
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Belarus to conduct these MOOC classes?
How can organizations
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As e-learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desideratum
to comprehend how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
new open education
experiments.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
demand for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This inspiring new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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