MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advancements in
distance learning technology are enabling
humans
all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
Massive open online courses are
almost always free
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 lot of
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can students
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Wake Island to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
ventures.
Instructors want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
demand for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This amazing new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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