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 this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
describes
topics
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
e-learning technology have made it possible for
people
all around the world
to take courses online.
These massive open online courses are
generally free
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 quite a few
issues that
learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Guadeloupe to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
necessity
to perceive how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Students want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
desire for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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