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 this informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
gains in
e-learning are empowering
people
in every nation on earth
to take classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses 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 quite a few
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can learners
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Wellesley College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
intriguing new open education
ventures.
Everyone wants
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
demand for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This interesting new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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