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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
studies
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
online education have enabled
learners
all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
mostly free
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 several
issues that
e-learning organizations
have to consider
today because distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can students
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
necessity
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Everyone wants
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
demand for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This exciting new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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