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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
investigates
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
electronic education technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take classes online.
These massively open online courses are
usually 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
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to consider
today because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
certify that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Chad to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
necessity
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
endeavours.
Public servants want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
information
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects.
This gripping new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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