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 this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
online education technology are providing the means for
humans
all around the world
to participate in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
for learners 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 many
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can institutions
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Gambia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desideratum
to be aware of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better comprehend
these
new open education
experiments.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This dramatic new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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