MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
distance learning make it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take part in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning organizations
have to consider
today because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can we
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
British Virgin Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
necessity
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open education
ventures.
Students want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This thrilling new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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