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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
explores
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
elearning have provided the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in online classes.
MOOCs are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
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
issues that
e-learning organizations
have to consider
more than ever because online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
assure that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can students
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
demand
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
desire for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This thrilling new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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