MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
describes
subjects
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
online education are empowering
learners
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
mostly free
for learners 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 numerous
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to consider
today because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can we
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desire
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
initiatives.
Trainers want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
demand for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This interesting new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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