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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
explores
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
distance learning have provided the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take part in courses online.
Massively open online 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
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to deal with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desire
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
these
new open educational
initiatives.
Students want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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