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 this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
talks about
subjects
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advancements in
elearning have provided the means for
students
all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
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 numerous
subjects that
learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can participants
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
get a handle on
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Corporations want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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