MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
describes
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
gains in
distance learning have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
e-learning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can learners
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Mauritius to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
widespread there is a
need
to comprehend how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
need
to better comprehend
these
important new open education
initiatives.
Academics want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
demand for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This new book
also deals with 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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