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.
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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
describes
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
changes in
technology-enhanced learning are enabling
humans
all over the world
to take courses online.
These MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
e-learning institutions
have to deal with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can we
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
necessity
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Universities want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
desire for
details
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
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