MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
explores
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
online learning technology make it possible for
students
all around the world
to participate in online classes.
MOOC classes are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Kenya to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning becomes more
available there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
these
promising new open education
experiments.
Scientists want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
information
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational topics.
This new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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