MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
online learning enable
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
customarily free
for students 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 several
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to consider
now that online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can organizations
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Germany to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
need
to grasp how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
desire
to understand
these
compelling new open education
undertakings.
Corporations want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
desire for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This interesting new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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