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.
Find out more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
investigates
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
evolvements in
learning technology have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are
usually free
for students 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 many
topics that
distance learning organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can we
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
necessity
to perceive how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
endeavours.
Universities want
to comprehend how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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