MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
e-learning have empowered
people
all around the world
to take online courses.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
MOOC courses are
usually 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 several
topics that
elearning technology institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can we
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Slovakia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
important new open education
experiments.
Instructors want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
demand for
details
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This amazing new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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