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 this definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
studies
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
gains in
e-learning technology enable
learners
in nations all aver the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
MOOC courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are dealing with
today because distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
assure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can students
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Singapore to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
desire
to better grasp
these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Everybody wants
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
demand for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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