MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
describes
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
developments in
online education technology are making it possible for
people
all over the world
to take courses via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online learning organizations
have to consider
today because distance learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs.
How can organizations
make sure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can we
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Trainers want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
need for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This authoritative new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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