MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
investigates
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
gains in
online education technology enable
humans
all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These online MOOC courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
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
subjects that
online learning institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Australia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
available there is a
desire
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
these
new open education
experiments.
Scholars want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This amazing new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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