MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
articulates
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
distance learning are providing the means for
humans
in nations all aver the world
to take courses via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These MOOC courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
e-learning institutions
are having to attend to
now that distance learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
UC Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
necessity
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better perceive
these
intriguing new open educational
undertakings.
Universities want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This exciting new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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