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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
talks about
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
elearning technology are making it possible for
learners
all over the world
to be participants in classes online.
Massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners 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 numerous
subjects that
learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can participants
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these MOOCs?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
interesting new open education
experiments.
People want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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