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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
talks about
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
distance learning have provided the means for
humans
all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
These MOOC courses are
mostly 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 a lot of
topics that
learning technology institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can participants
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
necessity
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Researchers want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
need for
facts
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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