MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
improvements in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
usually 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 several
topics that
online learning technology organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can students
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
New Caledonia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desideratum
to perceive how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
Public servants want
to grasp how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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