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.
Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
improvements in
distance learning have empowered
people
all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are
usually free
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 several
subjects that
elearning organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Argentina to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to comprehend how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
these
open education
endeavours.
Scholars want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
growing
desire for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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