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.
Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
describes
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
electronic educational technology are making it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online learning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can teachers
handle
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
necessity
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
endeavours.
Professors want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
demand for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects.
This amazing new book
also discusses the
key 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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