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 the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advancements in
online education have provided the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
elearning technology institutions
are dealing with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
assure that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Guadeloupe to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
necessity
to perceive how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
experiments.
Students want
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational issues.
This inspiring new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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