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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
online education are making it possible for
people
all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily 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
e-learning organizations
have to consider
now that technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can participants
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
available there is a
developing
demand
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Universities want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
data
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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