MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
studies
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
distance learning have enabled
people
all around the world
to participate in classes online.
These MOOCs are
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
subjects that
elearning institutions
are struggling with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can institutions
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Haiti to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Corporations want
to comprehend how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This dramatic new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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