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 the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
researches
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advancements in
learning technology have empowered
learners
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online learning institutions
are having to consider
today because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
certify that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desideratum
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This exciting new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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