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 the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
studies
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
distance learning technology make it possible for
learners
in nations all around the world
to take classes online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These MOOCs are
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are several
subjects that
elearning technology institutions
have to deal with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can learners
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
demand
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Students want
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
desire for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This thrilling new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
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