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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
online learning are making it possible for
people
all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for learners 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 quite a few
topics that
learning technology organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can students
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Ireland to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
available there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
new open educational
initiatives.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
desire for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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