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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
evolvements in
online education have provided the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
MOOC classes are
almost always free
for learners 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 lot of
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to struggle with
today because online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
certify that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can institutions
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Nepal to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
need
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
open educational
initiatives.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
need for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This intriguing new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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