MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
articulates
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advancements in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
learners
all over the world
to take part in classes online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive online courses are
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 a variety of
topics that
distance learning organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Sierra Leone to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
demand
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
new open education
experiments.
Students want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
desideratum for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This sensational new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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