MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
changes in
e-learning technology enable
learners
all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
free
for learners 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 numerous
subjects that
e-learning institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
certify that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
El Salvador to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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