MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
elearning technology have empowered
humans
all over the world
to take courses online.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
for learners 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
issues that
elearning institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can organizations
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Google+ to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
necessity
to perceive how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
desire
to understand
these
fascinating new open education
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
growing
desire for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This dramatic new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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