MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
evolvements in
elearning have enabled
students
all around the world
to take classes online.
Massively open online 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 a variety of
topics that
elearning institutions
must deal with
now that online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can institutions
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Congo, (Congo  – Brazzaville) to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
need
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Public servants want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
need for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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