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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
articulates
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
electronic educational technology are enabling
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
e-learning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs.
How can organizations
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can organizations
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to be aware of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Researchers want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This thrilling new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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