MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
explores
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
distance learning technology have enabled
people
in nations all aver the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for students 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 many
issues that
online learning institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can institutions
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Belize to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
need
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
these
compelling new open education
undertakings.
Everybody wants
to know how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education topics.
This gripping new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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