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 this informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
studies
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
e-learning are providing the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to take part in online courses.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These MOOC classes are
commonly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Luxembourg to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
available there is a
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
interesting new open educational
undertakings.
Students want
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To handle this
desire for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This amazing new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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