MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
e-learning enable
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
Massive open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
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
e-learning technology institutions
must deal with
today because online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
assure that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can participants
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Guatemala to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to comprehend how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
demand for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This exciting new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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